The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-14
HOME JoTTINGs.

urday, January 18th.
). q. Kroller has. the best bucl
wheat -four i'm the city.
Tickets now on sale for j. l.. Sulli
vans entertainment.
Thursdays snow storm was duly ap
priciated by the railroads.
Everybody should 90 and see J. l.
Sullivan champion of the world.
-Frink& Richards have u change o
lad" this week. ReaG what they have
TO say.
-DaVern 4 Hoppers' Refined Min
strels are booked" at the Opera House
for Feb. 9Th.
j. Il. Roller wants timothy seed,
barley and dressed hogs, and will pay
good prices.
The entire Blue Earth County dele
CATION spent Saturday and Sunday al
their respective homes.
-Messrs. Manderfeld x Payne have
dissolved co-partnership, Mr.. Payne re-
firing from the concern.
Buy your -four and feed OF J. q.
Roller, also beef and poultry, and
dressed hogs for family use.
The year 1886 shows 22l births and
Il deaths in Mankato, according TO re-
turns filed with the Clerk of Court.
j. l.. Sullivan. the champion Slug
ger" will give an exhibition of the
manly art" at Opera House tomorrow
evening. See Advertisement in this
issue.
Arrangements are being made for
n Mankato Excursion party TO visit the
ice carnival on the 9th. If possible, a
Pullman Car will be chartered for the
occasion.
Mr.. J. 7. Lenfesty has disposed of
his interest in the Hber-Ware works to
p Messrs. Jno. A. K NJ. q. Willard. Mr..
Lenfesty has not determined in what
business he will engage.
On Sunday morning AT the Metho-
dist Church, Rev. G. K. Hair will preach
on Applied Christianity" and in the
evening on Moral Masonry" Seats
free. Everybody welcome.
People should bear in mind that
taxes became due on the first Monday
of the present month, and that personal
property tax becomes delinquent after
March LIST, when penalty of 10 per cent
will be imposed.
Commissioners Lee, Hannay and
Jones, went to Cambria Tuesday, to IN
spect the work done on the bridge
across Morgan's creek. The structure
Is iron, and the commissioners speak in
high terms of praise of the job.
Mr.. F. n. Merrill has an exhaustive
article on the interstate commerce bill
now before congress, which every reader
of THE FREE. Press should peruse. 1t is
a comprehensive expose of the stu
alton, and Il subject which interests all.
AT the annual meeting of the Build
ing and Loan Association Saturday eye-
ming February 9Th, new series Of
stock will be issued, of which all who
desire may subscribe. The past year
has been a very prosperous one for the
association.
1t is thought that arrangements can
be made to secure Bishop Gilbert for his
lecture on "Reminiscences of Montana
in the days of the Stage Coach" If
possible it will be arranged for in con-
nection with his official visitation next
week.
There is great enthusiasm in the
Baptist meetings this week. The church
ID crowded and there have been seekers
every evening. The pastor will preach
next Sunday morning on " When a re-
vIval is needed" and in the evening on
the "Prodigal Son" The meetings will
continue next week.
1t is every way probable that Man
kato-people will again be favored with
the appearance of John Dillon. Mana
ger Grieblel is in correspondence with
Dillon's manager, and it is probable the
Opera House will be booked for him
the latter part of the present month.
The annual encampment of the End
Reg't NJ. n. u. will be held In Mankato,
commencing July 9Th. The officers of
the 2nd Reg't in attendance at the
annual meeting ofthe Minnesota Nation
al Guard at st. Paul on Wednesday, ac-
cepte1 the invitation hold their encamp-
men here at that time.
The Ladies Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will be entertained by
Mrs. w. &. French. and Mrs. A. S. Da-
Wis, on Wednesday eve. next, the 18th,
at the residence of DR.. Andrews. In
addition to the usual tea, oysters will be
served for all who desire them. A
full attendance desired. Everybody IN
Vited.
Mrs. Z. II. Lindsey of this city re-
ceived Il telegram Tuesday, morning
bearing the sad intelligence that her
youngest brother, Mr.. Curtiss Cove, was
killed at Portage City. No particulars
of the sad affair was given, but he be-
ing trainman on the Milwaukee road,
il is supposed that the fatality occurred
Oh the railroad.
st james JOurndl:-The st. Paul Globe
quotes +. Z. Freeman of Mankato as
reaching out for two state appointments,
that of oil inspector and insurance COM
missioner. E. P. is very modest man
In justice to Mr. Freeman we feel called
upon TO denounce the above as entirely
groundless. Mr.. Freeman was not an
applicant for any position under Cover
nor McGill, neither did his friends ask
anything for him. 1t was we'll known
at the outset by Mr.. Freeman's friends
that he wanted nothing.
Our people will regret TO learn that
J. Henry Bacon & Co. have de-
termined TO close out their dry goods
business. The present lease of the
building now occupied by the firm ex-
pires on the first of March, and the bust
ness will be closed out by that date.
Special inducements in dry goods is of
fered, and buyers wall be afforded on
opportunity to secure goods at less than
cost price. Mr.. b. will return TO Boston.
Mr.. Albert Hubbard Of Mapleton,
died Monday afternoon. Last March
Mr.. Hubbard suffered severe stroke OF
paralysis, from the effects of which he
never recovered, and about two weeks
ago he was afflicted by second stroke
which caused his death. Mr.. Hubbard
had been a resident of Napoleon some